Port-au-Prince ranges in January from an average minimum of to an average maximum of ; in July, from.

In 2007, Spring Valley Mayor George Darden was elected vice president of the World Conference of Mayors during the organization's 23rd annual mayors ' conference held in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

A Brazilian U. N. peacekeeper walks with Haitian children during a patrol in Cité Soleil, a section of Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

The former president Lula and Brazilian Army soldier s, part of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

In 1749 the city of Port-au-Prince was established on the West coast, which in 1770 took over as the capital of the colony from Cap-Français, however that same year the 1770 Port-au-Prince earthquake and tsunami destroyed the city killing 200 people immediately, and 30, 000 later from famine and disease brought on by the natural disaster.

This was the second major earthquake to hit Saint-Domingue as it followed the 1751 Port-au-Prince earthquake which had left only a single stone built building standing in the town.

Some 2 000 Frenchmen were massacred at Cap-Français, 900 in Port-au-Prince, and 400 at Jérémie.

The conspirators ambushed him north of Port-au-Prince at Pont Larnage ( now known as Pont-Rouge ) on October 17, 1806 en route to battle rebels to his regime.

This was the third major earthquake to hit Western Hispaniola following the 1751 and 1770 Port-au-Prince earthquakes, and the last until the devastating earthquake of 2010.

The development of industrial sugar and rum industries near Port-au-Prince made Haiti, for a while, a model for economic growth in Latin American countries.

Germans controlled about 80 % of the country's international commerce ; they also owned and operated utilities in Cap Haïtien and Port-au-Prince, the main wharf and a tramway in the capital, and a railroad serving the Plaine de Cul-du-Sac.

In February 1915, Vilbrun Guillaume Sam established a dictatorship, but in July, facing a new revolt, he massacred 167 political prisoners, all of whom were from elite families, and was lynched by a mob in Port-au-Prince.

By 1918, more than of road had been built or repaired through the corvée system, including a road linking Port-au-Prince to Cap-Haïtien.

' The Cacos attacked Port-au-Prince in October, but were driven back with heavy casualties.

Although Magloire declared martial law, a general strike essentially shut down Port-au-Prince.

Anti-Aristide protests in January 2004 led to violent clashes in Port-au-Prince, causing several deaths.

On February 29, 2004, with rebel contingents marching towards Port-au-Prince, Aristide departed from Haiti.

In some instances, the few main roads on the island were blocked with burning tires and the airport at Port-au-Prince was closed.

The capital city, Port-au-Prince, was effectively leveled.

In the metropolitan area of Port-au-Prince, home to 2. 21 million of Haiti's 8. 5 million people, only 23 percent of adults have completed secondary school with 16 percent passing the state graduation exam.

Central Anatolia receives little annual rainfall with an average precipitation of per year.

The driest part of the region is the semiarid center of the plateau which receives an average yearly precipitation of.

Fairbanks receives an average 21 hours of daylight between May 10 and August 2 each summer, and an average of less than four hours of daylight between November 18 and January 24 each winter.

Further to the south, the Sudan-Guinea zone receives more than 900 millimeters ( 35. 4 in ) of rain each year and has cooler average temperatures.

Bethlehem receives an average of of rainfall annually, 70 % between November and January.

Basel has an average of 121. 4 days of rain or snow per year and on average receives of precipitation.

The wettest month is June during which time Basel receives an average of of rain or snow.

For example, N ' Djamena records a maximum annual average rainfall of, while Ouaddaï Prefecture receives just a bit less.

The island of Sal receives an average of 0. 0mm in May, When the rain come, if it comes, can be very strong.

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Located in the relatively well-watered north, it receives an annual average of of precipitation, almost all of which falls in July and in August.

The level of international aid to Burma ranks amongst the lowest in the world ( and the lowest in the Southeast Asian region )-- Burma receives the $ 4 per capita in development assistance, as compared to the average of $ 42. 30 per capita.

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The Island receives an average yearly rainfall of 855 mm and an average yearly snowfall of 285 cm.

FARC receives most of its funding — which has been estimated to average some $ 300 million per year — from taxation of the illegal drug trade, ransom kidnappings, bank robberies, and extortion of large landholders, multinational corporations, and agribusiness.

The island receives an average of of rainfall per year, usually concentrated in the months of June through December, when brief, intense showers frequently occur.

For instance, the semiarid center of the plateau receives an average yearly precipitation of only 300 millimeters.

Montevideo averages annually, and Artigas receives in an average year.

This occurs when a region receives consistently below average precipitation.

The city receives on average seven days of snow per year.

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